A Soldier's Story
An African American officer travels to a remote military base to investigate a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II, only to learn that He soon learns that on this base, trust is sparse and secrets are a currency all their own.
28 December 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
5 December 1933, New York City, New York, USA
1 March 1942, Westbury, New York, USA
24 January 1954, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
16 June 1962, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
19 April 1960, Stockton, California, USA
20 June 1952, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
17 October 1950, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
27 March 1942, Berkeley, California, USA
6 February 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 December 1947, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 March 1941, Hazen, Arkansas, USA
August 22, 2013
The film really belongs to Adolph Caesar who excels as a tyrannical, vicious and masochistic army sergeant.
July 23, 2003
Reveals the virulence of racism
June 19, 2002
Occasionally preachy, but otherwise intense and provocative racially provocative drama
January 01, 2000
Jewison's lack of interest in developing anything other than his rather debatable ideological point relegates the film to the realm of moderately competent TV drama.
March 30, 2011
Charles Fuller adapated to the big screen his powerful Pulitzer prize winning play about the murder of a black captain. Directed by Norman Jewison, the movie is well acted but it's too verbose.
June 05, 2004
Strongly written and performec.
August 02, 2005
A powerful and arresting drama.
